- Berry Cobbler with Coconut Walnut Topping
- Not much that grows in our garden is available for picking in the spring. The first sign that the summer season is upon us and that the parade of glorious fruit is about to begin is when the boysenberries ripen...
- Peach Blueberry Cake
- I found this peach blueberry cake recipe on epicurious and couldn't resist trying it. The crust is almost biscuit-like and has a rich buttery flavor. Although the original recipe calls for the cake to be cooked for 1 3/4 hours...
- Berry Banana Smoothie
- One of my father's favorite anytime indulgences is making a smoothie with a ripe banana, some of our homemade plum jam, plain yogurt, and honey. In the late fall, he'll swap out the jam for ripe kiwi-fruit. Personally, I'm a...
- Blueberries!
- It was one hot summer day in Washington, D.C., when I first had a fresh blueberry, at age 20. Growing up in the 60s and 70s in Los Angeles and Sacramento I had never seen a basket of blueberries; we...
- Berry Tart
- Every year the mother of my best friend from high school invites me to her 4th of July party. Mrs. Mull knows I like to cook so she encourages me, "Of course you'll bring something wonderful to the party, Elise...
- Blueberry Muffins
- There are three things I have a hard time resisting - my dad's tapioca pudding, Belgian dark chocolate, and freshly baked blueberry muffins. Muffins are not as easy to get right as one might think. Too dry, to dense, to...
- Berry and Banana Terrine
- Prep time 10 minutes. Total time 3 hours 10 minutes. This berry and banana terrine is an easy and beautiful way to serve summer berries with bananas for added sweetness. Think Jello but packed with fruit. And instead of neon...
- Blueberry Buttermilk Pancakes
- "Elise, I have the perfect recipe for your website!" my young friend Audrey (age 10) exclaimed recently. "Blueberry buttermilk pancakes!". Audrey loves making these blueberry pancakes for her family. Easy, fluffy, totally addictive, and by the way, the blueberries are...
- Blueberry Buckle
- Hanging out with my dad is like living in a test kitchen. Dad's baking experiments are the bane of anyone's low carb diet. One must have formidable willpower to resist his creations, and fortunately for my taste buds, I don't...
- Blueberry Cake
- We made this lovely gāteau a few days ago with some fresh blueberries now in season. Although the cake was delicious, I'm beginning to think that fresh blueberries are best eaten fresh. If we can't tell the difference after cooking...
- Blueberry Pie
- When blueberries are in season, what better to do with them (other than eating them straight from the basket) than make blueberry pie? Blueberries have been found to be a "superfood", so good for you that you should go out...
- Blueberry Maple Breakfast Bake
- This is one of those great party brunch casseroles. It's easy to assemble the night before and just pop in the oven an hour before needed in the morning.